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The Weinstein Co. is bringing Quentin Tarantino's "The Hateful Eight" to the big screen -- the very big screen. The company announced Wednesday that it will handle worldwide distribution for the writer-director's post-Civil War western, which will be shot on 65-millimeter film and is intended to have the widest 70-millimeter release in more than 20 years. "The Hateful Eight" will also screen in 35-millimeter and DCP formats after an exclusive 70-millimeter release. Principal photography is set to start in January, with a domestic release slated for fall 2015. "The Hateful Eight" tells the story of a mistrustful group of motley characters who...

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